MVCB Weekly News - Murray Valley Citrus Board

MVCB Weekly News
24 July, 2012 www.mvcitrus.org.au
Murray
Valley
Citrus
Board
58 Pine Av
Mildura VIC
3500
Po Box 1384
Mildura VIC
3502
Ph: 03 5051 0500
Fax: 03 5021 1905
Crop Regulation & Winter Yellows BBQ
Breakfast & Farm Walk
Many growers are already thinking about next
season’s crop load and the effect of winter yellows
on flowering and fruiting. There is a likelihood of
stressed trees bearing a heavy load of small fruit in
the 2013/14 season. All growers are urged to attend
this farm walk to minimise the risk of having a large
crop of small fruit in the 2013/14 season.
Topics:
Crop regulation using flower
manipulation/pruning – Steven Falivene,
Citrus Extension Officer, NSW DPI
Winter yellows – Michael Treeby, Research
Scientist, NSW DPI
Preliminary results from the on farm trials
mulch trials, Karen Connolly, Project Officer,
NSW DPI
Wednesday 25 th July 2012
8:30am -10:30am
Sam Cross’s farm Silver City Highway, Curlwaa
Registration is necessary for catering purposes
Register by ringing MVCB CITTGROUP Co-ordinator Mary Cannard on 0427 211 890
or the MVCB Office on (03) 5051 0500. A map is available if needed to find your way to
Sam’s property.
Qfly Detections and Update
Due to the onset of cold weather the number of Qfly detections has decreased dramatically
throughout the Sunraysia district. However, in a few weeks warmer weather will be upon
us and Qfly numbers will be increasing again.
MVCB has again put money aside to supply bait spray chemical to growers affect by
current declared Qfly outbreaks. Growers within 1.5km radius of an outbreak epicentre can
expect to receive information on allocation of chemical in the next few weeks. MVCB in
conjunction with Victorian DPI will be running Qfly information sessions where affected
growers can access bait spray chemical and information on the best application method.
Area # Qfly Action
Boundary Bend 3 Extends Outbreak
Barham 2 Under Chemical Control
Barham East 2 Under Chemical Control
Barham N East 3 Under Chemical Control
Darren Minter, Minter
Magic and Pablo Ligouri,
Farm Manager for John
Keams, at the Potassium
Field Trials Farm Walk and
BBQ breakfast
Naturalure Container Collection
To reduce the cost of supplying Naturalure to citrus grow this season grower are asked to
return empty Naturalure containers to the Board. If you have empty Naturalure containers
please ring the Board office on 03 5051 0500 or Tony Bothroyd on 0407 325934 and
collection will be arranged.

Citrus Australia Director Selection
Citrus Australia members have the opportunity to nominate for two vacant Board positions
as non-executive directors. The vacancies occur as a result of the constitutional requirement
for two directors to retire from office at the conclusion of each Annual General Meeting.
Grower director Mr Kevin Parr and independent director Ms Michele Phillips are the two
retiring.
Applications must be received by COB 3 August 2012. A Position Description can be
downloaded from the Citrus Australia website: www.citrusaustralia.com.au
If the number of nominations received does not exceed the number of vacancies, there is no
requirement to hold a ballot. If a ballot is required, voting shall be conducted on a ‘first past
the post system’ as outlined in the constitution.
Nominations can also be made independently by three voting members. Three voting
member that wish to make a nomination, independent of the Director Selection Committee,
must submit their nomination to the Company Secretary, at least six weeks prior to the
AGM, ie. COB Monday 10 September, 2012.
For further information please contact Leonie Burrows on 0427 219151 or
lburrows@ncable.com.au
South Africa Citrus Growers Want Four More Years of Statutory Export-Levies
The citrus growing association of South Africa has lodged an application for statutory levies
to be implemented again in the citrus enterprise for the next four years. The request - which
has been delivered to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Tina Joemat-Pettersson,
is now being considered by the National Agricultural Marketing Forum.
The present measures lapse on 31 December this year and, should the association's request
be successful, the new levies will be implemented again with effect from 1 January 2013.
The suggested new measures are necessary, the association says, because this forces
exporters to keep records of market and production information, including record of notes
and statements, registration of directly involved shipments and payment of statutory levies,
Fresh Plaza reports. Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201207170332.html
Cara Cara Net Bag developed
for use by MV packing sheds
Cara Cara Net Bags and Stickers
MVCB has developed a Cara Cara net bag header
and barcode for use by Murray Valley packing
sheds. Local growers and packing sheds
approached MVCB to develop the new net bag and
a generic sticker to facilitate the marketing of Cara
Cara Navels.
The net bag header promotes the additional health
benefits stemming from the red coloured flesh.
Marketing Cara Caras, especially in supermarkets
has been difficult as they look like ordinary Navels.
The use of individual fruit stickers proclaiming the
fruit as being red fleshed will enable consumers to
quickly identify these oranges as a speciality variety. Thanks to EJT Packers, True Blue
Citrus, Michael Keenan and John Keams for their input during the development process.
MADEC/AusChem AgVet Chemical Users Course
MADEC will be running the Aus Chem, AgVet Chemical Users course in August and
September. Aus Chem training is especially designed to meet the needs of people working
at all levels of involvement with AgVet chemicals. Cost of the Course will be $240.00.
One day refresher courses will also be held on 31 July, 16 August and 13Septembera cost of
$150.00.
If you would like to register for either of these courses please phone David Bush on 5023
7233 or email dbush@madec.edu.au